Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-20
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Engineer. etc. 50 estimate the value Of
the uork ziFssdy dsRe on Ninth street,
and that provision De made for the pas-
meat Of the contractor for that work,
and thsf IL tths vosk) be stopp@d. The
whereasss we're deYosed 10 rsyisw Of
the situation and Judge Hoyt's recent
DECISION clncerning defective petit n.
Tie resolution Waaelabogaieiy prepared
Alr. CaidSell being q lasysr and hzs-
lDR q kn0vtedge Of gheu eircamsiaDcE .
EfqatTe sach tlIfnRsl. and the fact that
The Council would not entertain tue
proposition IN any manner seemed to
vsx hln exceedingly. for be tore fhs re-
solution 10 IN the presence Of toe Conn-
eilmen a. d thru it "a the stove. OalG-
well, IL appeared from tbs resolution, Is
sllsnt partner with Mr.. Vsesis, the
latter Of vhon has appeared hitherto
entirely alone IN the contract.
TEE CoCncal uRdeF the advice OF the
City Attorney, Intends 70 allow the work
70 90 on he reported formally to the
Council the proceeding in court, stating
that the restraining order 10 prevent
selling certsin property fer the assess
msnk Vas bat Temporary and the mat !.
ter would be fully heard at tbs nsxt
term Of court.
The only thing for the contractors to
do Il 10 20 on with the work, be said IN
conversation later. "ff they quit nov
they fail 10 fulfill their agreement. and
hence can claim no pay
"How will the cost Of the improve
ment be paid ultimately p was asked.
There will have 20 be special and
regular tax levied" be said. The Only
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20 into court and ask that the city be
estopped ~ that also. bnt do not think
thsV would"
Mr.. Bacon later in the Council PRO-
ce dinRs called up this street improve
ment matter aRaia. Hs said that in
Visw Of ths recent dsoision By the osQFt
be deemed IL advisable that the Council
should retrace lee steps somewhat, as
other Rstiti0ns-notsbly d street-vas
open to the same obisstisn upon which
the CITY had bsen defeated; Il did not
have the Fsqaisite NUMBER Ct resi-
dent pFopefty owners nPoB IL.
The title Of some Of the ID street prop
eFty that is represented on the pstition,
Is seems, Is stfll IN the Tacoma Land
Company, foreign corporation.
Mr.. Bacon then moved thst q Con-
mistee consisting of the Chairman Of
the different COmmittees OF the Ooun-
oil be appointed 10 investigate end re
port at toe next meeting of the Council,
the e0ndiiisn Of all street impFsve-
ments now nRder contrast or peiisioned
for
This Committee covers all the mem
bers OF the Council, except the Mayor.
Mr.. Hannah explained with great care
that this Was 70 enable the Council 10
meet as a whole without any other per-
sOn being present.
The Mayor and newspaper reporters
were thus Informed that they need not
apply. This Committee will meet dur
ia the Vsek and report 10 the Coungii
next Saturday, to which date they ad.
burned.
Mr.. Carroll in his report OF the pro-
ceedin0s In vhicn tue city was inter
ested during she last term Of Court,
cited eleven cassl, sll of which he won.
save the last. Mr.. Hanaah moved that
the report b. published, but il vas not
seconded. He moved later that the Pc
titiSu of the NertheFn Pasifio Railroad
Company asking for the vacation Of
$ ,utb Seventh street be published, that
he oitizsns may know what it Is. Mr..
Kelly seconded and the motion pre-
vailed.
LOCKED THE JAILoR IN.
The recently-appointed Tailor Lin
daist received, Friday evening. y sateheI
full Of thinRs to be delivered 20 Frank
Granville--be who recently left Tacoma
on crusehes and same back walking
without their ada sort of faith cure,
she faith being in Victoria. Tailor Li.-
quist took tue sstehel into Granville
yesterdAs morning and stood Just With
ia the iron door while the prisoner
opened aud went through the assort
ment Of articles 70 show that there was
nothing among them that was forbid
den. Just then the man McGovsrn,
whe il indicted for rape upon the per
son Of little girl naned Simon, came
forward sith pan of aches, which It
was the custom to allow him to carry
ont. McGovsTn stepped out With the
pan in his hand, slammed the door
shut, turned the key and said 20 LIN
qaist: Good day, Mr. sheriff; | may
II and Gee you again" De was gone
like flash.
Linquist was dazed for jus. an in
slant and then be tore OF his coat,
thrust bis srm through the bars-from
which act he wears some painful re-
minders-turned the kew in the lock
and went in pursuit. But McG0vSrn
vas TIVE or thrss minutes ahead and
vas buried In the thick fo2 that
shrouded everything. After vainly
securing the adjacent neighoorhoOd,
Linqnist procured horse and rode To
Old rown and indeed made a COMPLETE
circuit Of the city 10 no effect. Wien
be got back % tue jail sboat neon be
banded hts resignation to sheriff Wilt
and II was accepted. MsGovern is still
az large. With regard 10 the ashes he
vent to carry oal there seems 10 be
nothing absolutely certain.
Was IT wRKcK7
G.. ]. Davis, who went East some
months ago, partially IN the interest of
the Tacoma Dramatic Association, has
returned and reports Costumes, prOpef-
ties, etc, weighing 400 pounds, on the
way following him arre. AmOag the
purchases are some dresses to BE- used
IN the presentation OF some OF the
standard plays next Season
Mr. Davis was IN the wreck on the
Northern Pacific in Dakota, thirteen
hours from VI. Paul. The cause Of the
wreck, he says, WAS the Eeslect OF the
conductor OF the fFelgst train to stop
at siding where directed. IL IL pr
sumed that be missed Il going by, and
when be discovered his error, pot Oh ali
steam to make tbs next switch. The
pass niger train going west WAS travel
ing sloR. Toe engineer oAnght sight OF
the headlight OF the appro ching
freight At AZ a curve. Hs stopped bis
train, Reversed his eRetae and be and
Ms brennan jumped. T1e passengers
,ssre frss shaken up ss by an earth
aaake With the sudden step, snd then
Is the two trains cams together they
felt another shsck, not 80 severe % the
fir-t, bat they heard ths crash Of the
tinbers that sounded lake tue breaking
II glass. Ibe engineer and fireman on
ths freight were uadiy injured and =
brakeman Was killed.
MORE CANDIpATEs.
To toe seventeen Dsmes Of candid aie-
for Mtyoraltv prInted yesterday Their
shonii be added three others &c aaiiS
prominent. Tnsf are Il. g DIV aep. },
Go % ksliy fDem }. and ". b blaek-
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